Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present

Located 8.05 km WSW of Saint John: Lancaster Parish, St. John County: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for South Bay as Akumakwi'kek: PO 1870-1941: in 1898 South Bay was a siding on the Canadian Pacific Railway line and a farming and lumbering community with 1 post office, 1 lime kiln, 1 hall, 1 church and a population of 500: included the community of Aurora, which was named for a ship of the spring fleet of 1783 that brought 212 Loyalists to Saint John: South Bay is now within the city of Saint John.

Cadastral MapsNew Brunswick cadastral maps show the basic features of the province along with the boundaries, lot number, and grantee’s name for land granted by the province. These maps are cumulative, showing all grants regardless of date.